Mass DHS Data Leak Exposes Thousands of Border Agents
A recent leak released by a transparency group reveals personal details of over 40,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel, raising concerns about security and accountability.
For many voters this shows a massive breach of security, as a leak of data identifying more than 41,000 DHS employees and contractors was released on Wednesday, made public by the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets, according to reports that cite both The Guardian and The Washington Times.
The records reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover initiatives, even revealing undercover ICE agents, and expose names, phone numbers and addresses of DHS personnel, highlighting the depth of the exposure.
Critics note this is the third such government data disclosure in the last month, with The Washington Times describing the leaker as a hacking group, while DHS has not immediately returned a message seeking comment.
Original reporting
The Guardian
Non-profit group leaks data of more than 40,000 homeland security workers
Information released by Distributed Denial of Secrets is the third such government data disclosure in the last month Data identifying more than 41,000 employees and contractors for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was released on Wednesday in an unprecedented leak that reveals how the agency is organized. The records, which were made public by the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets, reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover initiatives. DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Continue reading...
Read the original →The Washington Times
Hactivist group leaks Homeland Security personnel data
A hacking group leaked the files of more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel online, exposing names, phone numbers and addresses.
Read the original →Ars Technica
Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
Read the original →
Facts this version was allowed to use
- Data identifying more than 41,000 employees and contractors of the US Department of Homeland Security was released on Wednesday.
- The records were made public by the transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets.
- The leaked data identifies more than 41,000 DHS employees and contractors.
- The Washington Times reported the leak involved files of more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security personnel.
- The leaked records reference operation names, surveillance programs and information on undercover initiatives.
- The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access, according to Ars Technica.
- The Washington Times reported the leaked files exposed names, phone numbers and addresses.
- The Washington Times described the leaker as a hacking group.
- The Guardian described the leak as the third such government data disclosure in the last month.
- DHS did not immediately return a message seeking comment, according to The Guardian.
- The data was released on Wednesday.
Loading comments…
The daily briefing
The day's ten most-covered stories through the lens, every morning, each linked to its original reporting.
Reader comments
Written by readers: not by Lens, its AI or the outlets it credits. Comments are screened before they show. Community rules
Sign in to join the conversation.
No comments yet.